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Workforce

Hardest-working generation? That’d be us, Gen Z says

A new study finds that young people think they put in more effort on the job than any elders did in history, and had a rougher time getting work than all but their predecessors circa World War II.

Operations

Trump’s Mexican tariffs would send restaurant food costs soaring, experts warn

The Specialty Food Association says the impact would wallop operators within a month.

Leadership

Leah Chase, New Orleans’ quiet revolutionary and Queen of Creole Cuisine, dies at 96

The chef at Dooky Chase’s for decades, Chase pushed in her own way for civil rights and an appreciation of the African-American food culture.

Leadership

Mark the calendar: June 25 is Anthony Bourdain Day

Or at least chefs Jose Andres and Eric Ripert are hoping to establish that day of remembrance.

Operations

How would you fix Red Robin?

Management continues to fine-tune its turnaround strategy. Is the current plan likely to work?

Topics

Red Robin closes stores as traffic continues to slide

The casual chain’s comps slipped 3.3% on a 5.5% drop in transactions in Q1.

Workforce

New method of developing restaurant managers brings results

Meet the first hourly employee to qualify for a restaurant of her own under a new industrywide initiative to retain talent.

Workforce

McDonald’s weathers a week of nonstop union pressure

Fight for $15 and its deep-pocketed backer pummeled the giant with accusations, damning research and celebrity endorsements.

Leadership

Tijuana Flats taps 35-year chain veteran for CEO post

The appointment is part of a realignment of top management at the regional fast-casual brand.

Leadership

Friendly’s co-founder Curtis Blake dies at 102

The younger of two brothers who saw an opportunity during the Great Depression, Blake focused on personnel while helping to brainstorm a few quirky operational innovations.

Marketing

IHOP plans another name change

This time the “P” is changing to, well, “P.”

Leadership

Batali due to face criminal charges for indecent assault and battery

The chef is expected to be arraigned in a Boston court Friday for allegedly groping a woman in 2017.